Juan Angel Tió Malaret

Juan Angel Tió Malaret (1874—1965) was a Puerto Rican politician, businessman, entrepreneur and writer.

Tió Malaret was director of Caja de Ahorros, a small bank in Puerto Rico, until 1909.

Tió was also owner of sugar mills Igualdad (in Añasco) and Playa Grande (in Vieques) until their expropriation at the start of World War II.

In 1917, Tió Malaret was elected to the first Senate of Puerto Rico for the Republican Party, representing the District of Mayagüez.

He also wrote the book Esencias del Folklore Puertorriqueño, which was edited in 1967 by the San Germán Cultural Center.